Graf vom Hassegau Burchard von Wettin was born after 946. He was the son of Graf im Hassegau Dedi I von Wettin and N. N. von Harzgau. A battle was fought, pitting the forces of the Emperor Otto II against the Saracens. On 13 July 982 at Cotrone, Calabria, Italy.2 Graf vom Hassegau Burchard von Wettin died on 13 July 982 at Cotrone, Calabria, Italy. He fell in battle fighting the Saracens with Emperor Otto II.

Also called Markgraf von Merseburg Gunter von Meißen.1 Margrave of Merseburg at Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany. Gunther, Markgraf von Merseburg was born circa 924. He was the son of Ekkehard, Graf von Merseburg. Gunther, Markgraf von Merseburg married Dobrawa, Knezna Ceská, daughter of Boleslav I Krutý, Kníze Ceská and Bolzene de Stochou, before 954.2 Gunther, Markgraf von Merseburg and Dobrawa, Knezna Ceská were divorced before 965. Gunther, Markgraf von Merseburg removed from office in 977. A battle was fought, pitting the forces of the Emperor Otto II against the Saracens. On 13 July 982 at Cotrone, Calabria, Italy.3 He died on 13 July 982 at Cotrone, Calabria, Italy. He fell in battle fighting the Saracens with Emperor Otto II.1

Graf der Wetterau, Herzog in Rheinfranken Udo II von der Wetterau was born between 920 and 925.1 He was the son of Graf der Wetterau Udo I von der Wetterau and Cunegundis de Vermandois.1 Graf der Wetterau, Herzog in Rheinfranken Udo II von der Wetterau was the successor of Graf der Wetterau Udo I von der Wetterau; Count.1 Count at the Wetterau between 12 December 949 and 982.1 A battle was fought, pitting the forces of the Emperor Otto II against the Saracens. On 13 July 982 at Cotrone, Calabria, Italy.2 Graf der Wetterau, Herzog in Rheinfranken Udo II von der Wetterau died on 13 July 982 at Cotrone, Calabria, Italy. He fell in battle fighting the Saracens with Emperor Otto II.1

Vogt von Basel, Graf im Breisgau Berthold I "Bezelin" im Breisgau was born circa 925?. He was the son of Graf Pejere von Schwaben and Luitgard von Dillingen.2 A battle was fought, pitting the forces of the Emperor Otto II against the Saracens. On 13 July 982 at Cotrone, Calabria, Italy.3 Vogt von Basel, Graf im Breisgau Berthold I "Bezelin" im Breisgau died on 13 July 982 at near Cotrone. He fell in battle fighting the Saracens with Emperor Otto II.1

Sifrid "le Danois", comte de Guînes1

b. circa 930, d. 983

"No reliable sources will be found confirming that Siegfried of Guînes was a grandson of "Harold V King of Denmark" (whoever that was), because the earliest source to give any significant information about Siegfried (The History of the counts of Guînes by Lambert of Ardres) was written more than two denturies later, and does not provide even a claimed parentage for him. That source stated that Siegfried came from the blood of count Walbert of Ponthieu, that he was "nepos et cognatus germanus" of the (unnamed) king of Denmark, and that Guînes belonged to him by hereditary right."2 Sifrid "le Danois", comte de Guînes was said to be a grandson of Harold V, 14th King of Denmark from Gorman I, 699.3 Also called Sigefried the Dane.3 He was born circa 930. 1st Count of Guines in 935.3 He married Elstrude van Vlaanderen, daughter of Arnulf I "de Grote", Graaf van Vlaanderen and Alix de Vermandois.4 Sifrid "le Danois", comte de Guînes died in 983.3

Pope Benedict VII of the Roman Catholics was born circa 967?. He was the son of Deodat von Spoleto.1 134th Pope between October 974 and 10 July 983.2 Pope Benedict VII of the Roman Catholics died on 10 July 983.1

Otto II "der Rote", imperator augustus also went by the name of Otto "the Red". He was born in January 955.1,5 He was the son of Otto I "der Große", imperator augustus and Adelheid "die Heilige", Kaiserin der Römisches Reich.3,4 Otto II "der Rote", imperator augustus was proclaimed co-emperor and crowned as such by Pope John XIII on 25 December 967 at Rome, Italy.6 He was a witness where Pope John XIII of the Roman Catholics crowned Otto II as co-emperor of his father, Emperor Otto on 25 December 967 at Rome, Italy.7 Otto II "der Rote", imperator augustus married Theophano Skleraina, Römische Kaiserin, daughter of Konstantinos Skleros, patrikios and Sophia Phokas, on 14 April 972 at Rome, Italy; His 2nd. Blessed by Pope John XIII.6,8,9,10,11 Otto II "der Rote", imperator augustus succeeded his father to the throne of Germany in 973. He proclaimed himself Roman emperor to bolster his claims against Basil II of the East (Byzantium) in 973.6 Roman Emperor at German Empire between 973 and 983.6 King of Germany at German Empire between 973 and 983.12 He was a witness where Haraldr Blåtand Gormsson, King of Denmark and Håkon Mikli Sigurdsson, Ladejarl met Kaiser Otto II, Burislav, King of the Wends, and Olaf Tryggvesson in battle in 974 at Dannewerk, Jutland.13 Otto II "der Rote", imperator augustus met the King of Denmark, Harald Gormsson Blåtann, and Håkon ladejarl in battle in 974 at Dannewerk, Jutland.13 He was a witness where Markgraf von Merseburg Dedi I von Wettin was an opponent of Otto II in 976. Otto II "der Rote", imperator augustus was a witness where Carolus I, duc de Lothier received the duchy of Lower Lorraine, aka Lothier, from Otto II of Germany in 977.6 Otto II "der Rote", imperator augustus headed south into Italy with the object of freeing the peninsula once and for all from the Saracen occupation in December 980.14 He was advanced south-westward into Calabria and surprised by a Saracen force near Stilo, his army cut to pieces, he escaped by swimming to a passing ship, concealing his identity, and then as they approached Rossano, jumping overboard again and swimming to shore in 982 at summer.14 A battle was fought, pitting the forces of the Emperor Otto II against the Saracens. On 13 July 982 at Cotrone, Calabria, Italy.15 He prepared for a fresh campaign against the Saracens in June 983 at Verona, Italy.14 He died on 7 December 983 at Rome, Italy, at age 28 years and 11 months. He was stricken down at the age of twenty-eight by an overdose of medicine (four drachms of aloes) following a fever brought about by malaria.8,1,16,17,18 He was the predecessor of Otto III "das Wunder der Welt", imperator augustus; King of Germany.12,19 Otto II "der Rote", imperator augustus was buried in Rome, Italy.20 He was the predecessor of Theophano Skleraina, Römische Kaiserin; Regent of Germany.20

Vicomte de Turenne Bernard de Turenne was born circa 925. He was the son of Adhemer de Turenne.2 Vicomte de Turenne Bernard de Turenne was living in 930.1 He was created Vicomte de Turenne by Louis IV, King of France. Between 936 and 954.1 He married Deda (?) before 945.1 Vicomte of Turenne before 954.1 Vicomte de Turenne Bernard de Turenne died before 984.1 He was the predecessor of vicomte de Cambour Archambaud "the Stumbler" de Cambour; Viscount of Turenne.

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[S278] DfAdam, online unknown url, The Line of Cadell ap Rhodri, King of Seisyllwg, 87.

Abbess of Barking and Winchester St. Eadgyth of Wessex1

b. 961, d. 984

Abbess of Barking and Winchester St. Eadgyth of Wessex|b. 961\nd. 984|p328.htm#i23627|Edgar "the Pacific", King of the English|b. c 943\nd. 8 Jul 975|p326.htm#i7268|Abbess of Wilton St. Wulfthryth , a mistress|b. 941?|p210.htm#i23616|Edmund I "the Magnificent", King of the English|b. c 921\nd. 26 May 946|p321.htm#i7271|Ælfgifu (?)|b. c 921\nd. 944|p321.htm#i7272|||||||

Crescentius I "the Elder" de Theodora was the son of Theodora, grandson of Theophylactus and Theodora I.1 Also called Crescenzio.2 He was a brother of Pope John XIII.1 He was born circa 920. He was the son of John Crescentius and Theodora "the Younger" of Rome.1,3 Crescentius I "the Elder" de Theodora took a hand in Roman affairs for the first time in 974.1 He led a rebellion against imperial interferance in the papal elections, and saw Pope Benedict VI dethroned, thrown into the Castle of Sant' Angelo, and strangled there in July 974 at Rome, Italy.1,2 He saw deacon Franco, a Roman, son of Ferrucius, chosen to succeed Benedict VI, and taking the name of Boniface VII after July 974.1 He saw the imperial backed Pope Benedict VII chosen in place of Boniface VII was was forced to flee Rome for Constantinople in October 974.1 He took an active part in the restoration of Boniface VII in April 984.1 He was took the monastic habit in the monastery of St. Alexius on the Aventine after April 984.1 He died on 7 July 984 at the monastery of St. Alexius on the Aventine, Rome, Italy.1

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Gonzalo Menendez, conde de Galicia1

b. circa 935, d. circa 985

Gonzalo Menendez, conde de Galicia was born circa 935. He married Ilduara Peláez, daughter of Pelayo González and Hermesenda Gutiérrez, before 965.1 Gonzalo Menendez, conde de Galicia was a witness where al-Hakam II al-Mustansir ibn 'Abd al-Rahmân, khalifa al-Qurtubi received continuous embassies from the king of Navarre, the regent of León, and the counts of Castile, Galicia, and Barcelona, who came to render homage and tribute before the dazzling strength of the greatest power in Europe between 970 and 973.2 Gonzalo Menendez, conde de Galicia maintained an embassy with the Cordoban emirate of al-Hakam II before 976.2 He died circa 985.1

Also called rey de León Ramiro III "el Niño" Sanchez de León.1 Ramiro III "el Niño", rey de León was "Hijo y sucesor de Sancho I."2 He married Sancha Gómez, daughter of conde de Saldana Gomez Díaz and Muniadomna Fernández.3 Ramiro III "el Niño", rey de León was born after 960. He was the successor of Sancho I "el Craso", rey de León; King of León, restored.4,5 Ramiro III "el Niño", rey de León was the son of Sancho I "el Craso", rey de León and Teresa Ansúrez de Castilla.1Elvira "the Chaste" Ramírez de León was regent for Ramiro III "el Niño", rey de León; Regent of León.6 King of León at Iberian peninsula between 967 and 982.5,4 He was a witness where al-Hakam II al-Mustansir ibn 'Abd al-Rahmân, khalifa al-Qurtubi received continuous embassies from the king of Navarre, the regent of León, and the counts of Castile, Galicia, and Barcelona, who came to render homage and tribute before the dazzling strength of the greatest power in Europe between 970 and 973.7 Ramiro III "el Niño", rey de León maintained an embassy with the Cordoban emirate of al-Hakam II before 976.7 He died in 985 at Astorga, León Province, Spain.1,2

Guntram "der Reiche", Graf von Muri is the earliest traceable ancestor of the house of Habsburg.3 He was born circa 930.4 He was the son of Hugo, Graf vom elsäßischen Nordgau and Hildegard (?).1 Guntram "der Reiche", Graf von Muri rebelled against the German king Otto I in 950.3 He died on 26 March 985.5

Pfalzgraf von Bayern Hartwig I von Bayern was the father of Pfalzgräfin von Bayern Adela von Bayern; daughter of Pfalzgraf Hartwig I.3 Pfalzgraf von Bayern Hartwig I von Bayern was son of Unknown, relation, if not brother, of Archbishop Odalbert of Salzburg.2 He was per W. Wegner, the son of Kadalhoh II, Count in the Isengau.2 He was per Gewin, son of Sigihard, Count in the Chiemgau.2 Also called Pfalzgraf Hartwig I von Bayern. Also called Graf von Kärnten Hartwig von Kärnten.4 Also called Pfalzgrave Hartwig I of Bavaria.2 He was born circa 930.2 He was the son of Besitzer von Göß Arpo von Kärnten. Pfalzgraf von Bayern Hartwig I von Bayern married Pfalzgräfin von Bayern Wigburg von Bayern, daughter of Herzog von Bayern Eberhard von Bayern and Liutgarde von Verdun.2 Count at Isengau and Salzburggau, Austria.2 Count in Carinthia and "Walpoto" at Austria.2 Count of Freising.2 Pfalzgrave of Bavaria between 977 and 985.2 Pfalzgraf von Bayern Hartwig I von Bayern died on 16 September 985.2 He was the predecessor of Pfalzgraf von Bayern Aribo I (IV) von Bayern; Pfalzgrave of Bavaria.2

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Milon I, comte de Tonnerre1

b. circa 920?, d. 987

Milon I, comte de Tonnerre was born circa 920?. He married Ingeltrude (?).1 Milon I, comte de Tonnerre founded the abbey of Saint Michel of Tonnerre in the 26th year of the reign of King Lothair in 980.1 He was a Monk in 980. He died in 987.2

Aaron Amitopulos Kometopoulos was born in 944 at Macedonia. The 3rd son.2 He was the son of Nikola Kumet, Count and Rhipsime Bagratuni.3,2,4 Aaron Amitopulos Kometopoulos was ruler of western Bulgaria before 987.5 He died between 987 and 988. Accused of treason by his brother, Samuel, he was executed, along with his family. Aaron's son, Ivan, was spared, due to the intercession of Samuel's son Gavril.2,5

[S464] Theroff-Balkans, online This will be a series of pieces attempting to account for the genealogy of the medieval rulers of the Balkans. There are lots of uncertainties about these lines, since many records have not survived. Source materials for most things in the medieval Balkans are ususally not from contemporary writers, and the few contemporary sources existing are usually from Byzantine writers, not writers from the various states themselves. The tables I'm about to present are based on Europaeische Stammtafeln, but modified by some recent scholarship by John V. A. Fine in his two books, "The Early Medieval Balkans" and "The Late Medieval Balkans". - PT
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St. Pietro Orsèolo I, doge di Venezia1,2

b. circa 928, d. 10 January 987

St. Pietro Orsèolo I, doge di Venezia was from the wealthy and noble Venetian family, the Orseoli.3 Also called Doge Pietro Orseolo I of Venice. He was born circa 928 at Rivo alto, Province of Udina, Italy.3 He was the successor of Pietro Candiano IV, doge della Repubblica di Venezia; 22nd Doge of Venice.4,5,6 St. Pietro Orsèolo I, doge di Venezia married Felicitas di Malpiero, daughter of Conte di Malpiero.3,7 The tradition recorded by Peter Damian (Vita s. Romualdi, V, in P. L., CXLIV, 960), that Peter had taken part in the conspiracy and that his later retirement from the world was due to his desire to expiate therefor, is without foundation.3 St. Pietro Orsèolo I, doge di Venezia was elected doge in San Pietro di Castello, and it was only out of regard for his obligations towards his native land that he allowed himself to be prevailed upon to accept the office, on 12 August 976.3,8 He renewed the treaty with Capodistria, and succeeded in averting from the republic the vengeance of Candiano's family, especially of his wife Waldrada, niece of Empress Adelaide, and his son Vitalis, Patriarch of Grado after 12 August 976.3 He had the doge's palace and the church of San Marco rebuilt at his own expense, procuring in Constantinople for the latter the first golden altar-covering (Pala d'oro), and bequeathed one thousand pounds to persons injured by the fire and a similar sum to the poor after 12 August 976 at Venice, Italy.3 23rd Doge of Venice between 12 August 976 and 978.9,6 He then (at the urging of St Romuald) became a hermit in 978.10 He was the predecessor of Vitale Candiano , doge della Repubblica di Venezia; 24th Doge of Venice.6 St. Pietro Orsèolo I, doge di Venezia secretly left Venice, after serving as Doge, spending his own fortune to rebuild Venice, but the pressure exerted from Waldrada was too much, and became a monk at Cuxa, accompanied only by his son-in-law Giovanni Marosini and a certain Gradenigo on 1 September 978.11 He died on 10 January 987 at Cuxa.3,12 He was the only Doge in Venetian history - possibly the only republican head of state anywhere - to be subsequently canonized.8 He was canonized in 1731.11 His body was returned to Venice at the command of Louis XV. In 1732.11

Hludowic V, roi des Francs also went by the name of Louis V "le Fainéant" de France French.3 Hludowic V, roi des Francs also went by the name of Louis V "the Indolent" of France. Also called Louis V "Do-Nothing" of France. He was born between 966 and 967.2,3 He was the son of Hlothar II, roi des Francs and Emma von Italien.1,2,4 Hludowic V, roi des Francs succeeded his father to the throne of France in 986. King of the West Franks between 986 and 987.5,2,3 He married Blanche d' Aquitaine before 987.2,6 Hludowic V, roi des Francs died on 21 May 987.2,7,3